Crisis escalates in Poland: Police deploy around the Constitutional Court

Police were deployed around the Constitutional Court in Warsaw following the suspension of its president amid tensions between the nationalist right and the centrist government. Riot police blocked access to supporters of the opposition party Law and Justice (PiS), who have been protesting in support of the Supreme Court judges. Prime Minister Donald Tusk aims to force the president's resignation, while President Karol Nawrocki interrupted a flight to return urgently to Warsaw. The court has been a point of contention between Brussels and nationalists, with Tusk promising to resolve the crisis. Confusion reigns as the court's official account claims a coup, stating that President Swieczkowski remains in office despite the suspension announced by Judge Anna Korwin-Piotrowska.